Anne Barlinckhoff is a visual artist of half Dutch, half unknown DNA. Living between Amsterdam and Zanzibar and working worldwide, she creates photographs, fine art prints, apparel, and visual stories. She graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Her quasi-nomadic childhood across the Netherlands and Africa shaped her intuitive approach as a photographer—exploring the essence of belonging, the pursuit of home, and unity across worlds.
Inspired by love, life, loss, identity, and the human body, with a focus on the beauty found in light and form. She intuitively unites cultures, working with what nature and the present moment offer, from small Ghanaian villages to India's landscapes and the embracing Indian Ocean. Her desire to connect souls beyond stories or origins drives her instinctive gaze, opening a doorway into a paradise of compassion where peace and unscripted beauty offer momentary escape. Her work transcends geographical boundaries, projecting emotional intent into realms of imagination. From chance street encounters to long-lasting bonds, she nurtures relationships and trust that highlight how shared hardships and human tenderness foster deep emotional connections.
BIOGRAPHY
Solo exhibitions have taken place at Soundscapes, Zanzibar (2025); kizikula, Zanzibar (2024); The Quin, 57th St, New York (2017); SAI Atelier, Amsterdam (2016); and Wieden+Kennedy, Amsterdam (2013). She has exhibited in notable group shows at Galeria Joseph Le Palais, Paris (2023); Soho Photo Gallery, New York (2023); The Untitled Space, New York (2020); Art Basel, Miami (2018); SCOPE Art Fair, Miami (2018); Landskrona Foto Festival, Sweden (2018); Photo Vogue Festival, Milan (2017); Slow Culture, Los Angeles (2016); and Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam (2015), among others.
Barlinckhoff was awarded the New Dutch Photography Talent art prize by GUP in 2013 and was featured on the cover and in the New Photo Book in 2014. In 2015, she received the Life Framer First Prize for the Theme Colour with her artwork from the series From South Africa With Love. In 2016, she won the Dutch Design & Art Talent by Fontanel in Amsterdam with her video installation and book Dreams of Paradise (unpublished). In 2023, she was awarded 1st place with you are loved and therefore i am free for the Audience Award by CBK (Center for Visual Arts) Amsterdam. Most recently, in 2025, her new concept and cap I MISS MY DOG is exhibited and available for purchase at X BANK, the Dutch art and design store housed within W Amsterdam.